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Immerse yourself in a creative, relaxing weekend with expert Janet Goddard. Over the course of your time away, you’ll work on a visually captivating quilt design in which each fabric square appears to be framed by a contrasting border, creating a subtle optical illusion. It’s the perfect project for using treasured fabrics, layer cakes, or carefully saved scraps from your stash – and you’ll be surprised how quickly it comes together!
Our UK team is here and happy to help!
Please choose your preferred 3 day itinerary
Skill Level: Suitable for all levels, although students need to be able to use a rotary cutter and ruler and stitch an accurate ¼ inch seam on the sewing machine
Requirements List: You will be provided with a lit of materials and equipment to bring with you in advance.
Make your own way to the Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club and check in to your room from 3pm. Get to know your expert, Retreat Manager and fellow guests over dinner this evening.
We begin by exploring fabric choices and colour placement, helping you decide how to combine your prints and contrasts to achieve that striking framed effect. You’ll have time to play with different layouts and gain confidence in selecting combinations that really make your fabrics shine. From there, we move on to rotary cutting, focusing on accuracy and efficiency to ensure your pieces fit together beautifully. With your fabrics prepared, you’ll begin machine piecing the blocks, learning tips and techniques to achieve precise seams and a consistent finish.
By the end of the day, you’ll have completed a selection of blocks and developed a clear understanding of the process, setting you up perfectly for the next stage of the project.
Continue piecing until you have enough blocks to complete your layout. Once your blocks are ready, we’ll move on to assembling the quilt top. You’ll learn how to add sashing and borders to frame your design and enhance the overall visual impact. As the day progresses, you’ll bring all the elements together into a finished quilt top.
Finally, we’ll explore ideas for quilting and finishing, so you leave with a clear plan for completing your quilt at home.
Following the workshop, depart Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club and make your own way home.
Please Note: Although there are no mobility requirements for this tour, please note that you will need to be able to make your own way between our workshop room, your bedroom and the restaurant, which could involve walks of up to 5 minutes. If you require full disabled access, please check with us before booking.
You will stay for two nights at the Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club.
Set in beautiful grounds, the Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club features an 18-hole golf course, modern leisure club including indoor swimming pool, an elegant restaurant and bar. The stylish bedrooms each have free Wi-Fi access and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. All rooms feature a cosy seating area, tea/coffee facilities, iron/ironing board, hairdryer, and a private modern bathroom.
Single Supplement from £65.00
Whether you’re travelling by car or train Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club on the outskirts of Daventry is easily accessible from the M1,M6, M40 and a short drive from Northampton and Coventry. By Car: Close to the M1, J16 and J18 and 14 miles from the M6 – Free on-site parking (electric car points are chargeable) By Rail: 11 miles from Northampton and Rugby railway stations. 7 miles from Long Buckby railway station.